Creasing-iron.



H. W. POGUE.

GBBASING IBON.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21, 1912.

1,055,793. Patented Mar. 11,1913.

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CREASING-IBDN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 11, 1913.

Application filed March 21, 1912. No. 685,827.

To all it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY W. Poem-2, a citizen of the United States, and a resident "of Decatur, in the county of Macon and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved creasing-Iron, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates generally to creasing irons and more particularly it is directed to a new and improved construction especially adapted for creasing clothing, such as trousers, coats, or other wearing apparel. s

The principal object of my invention is to provide a creasing iron of simple construction and light in weight whereby it may be easily carried around for use in different places, the construction and arrangement being such that an efficient article may be provided at low cost.

A further" object of my invention is to provide a creasing iron made up of two juxtaposed elements, a body member provided with means whereby the side wall thereof may be heated, together with a shoe resiliently held adjacent the heated side wall, the

operation being such that the material to be creased is passed betweenthe heated wall and the shoe.

A further object of my invention is to provide abreasing iron made up of a heated member and a coiiperating shoe, the side wall of the heated member whichcooperates with the shoe being smoothly finished on its outer side, whereby material passed between the said walland the shoe may be efficiently creased. o, Other objects and advantages of the mvention will appear as the description there- I of proceeds, the new and useful features beclaims.

Reference is to be hadto the accompanying particularly pointed out in the appended -ing drawings forming a part of this specification in which similar characters of refer; ence denote corresponding partsin all the views, and in which I v Figure 1 is a perspective view of the iron;

' Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional'view thereof,

along the line 22 of Fig. 3; Fig. 3 is a ver-. tical sectional View albng the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 iS a VeltiC al sectional view along the line 4'4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a partial vertical sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2. r

' The creasing iron is .made up essentially of two cooperating elements, a main body member, which may bedesignated A, and a shoe, which may be designated B, the parts. being pivotally and resiliently held in juxtaposed relation, asshown particularly in Fig. 1. Y

' Referring particularly to Figs. 3 and 4,

the main body member A is preferably of in-- tegral construct-ion comprising side walls 10, 11, and a bottom wall 12, the side walls, at

their ends, curving toward each other, whereby tapering portions 13 are provided, the shoe B which lies adjacent the thickened side wall 11 throughout the greater portion of its length having the end portions 14 suitably curved so that these ends, together with the ends 13 ofthe main body member, form an efiicient structure forguiding the -material to be pressed into positionbetween member in order to provide a certain amount of movement when different thicknesses of material 'are passed between the shoe and the body member, and to this end springs 19, which are preferably of U-shape, are-provided for engagement with each of the members, the construction being especially shown in Fig. 4. Each spring comprises the side portions 19, 19", suitably spacedv in order toreceiive the shoe B and the thickened side wall 11 between them, the position of the spring being insured by providing bosses 20 on the outside of the shoe for engagement with suitable openings 21 in the side 19" of the spring, the inside of the thickened wall 11 of the'body member being provided with bosses 22 for engagement in suitable openings in the side portion 19 of the spring. Thus it will be seen that the springs are maintained in proper relation but the engagementbeing a loose one, movement of the shoe relativel to the main body member is permitted, s'u cient pressure being maintained between these parts so that the material passed between them mayv be suitably creased. I

The main body member A is provided on its top side with the removable cover'. 17 beings in the walls of the body member. This cover is preferably integral with suitable uprights 24 to which a handle 25 is secured in any desired'manner.

The heating of the thickened side wall of the main body member may be accomplished in various ways; a, suitable heatingcoil in circuit with a. source of electrical supply may be used, or a gas flame may be employed, or, in fact, any flame maintained by the combustion of different suitable liquids; as shown in the drawings, the pre ferred method of heating the iron is the electric current, the construction of the parts whereby the iron is adapted to such heating source being now set forth.

- Contained within the main body member A and-closely adjacent the side wall 11 is a heating coil 26 mounted on a suitable support 27 which may be provided with an intermediate insulating portion 28; the coil is carried on suitable studs 29, preferably integral with the main body member, it being noted that suitable insulation 30 is provided between the stud, which is preferably of metal, and the member which carries the heating coil. One end 31 of the heating coil is connected to the upwardly extending post 32, the other end 31 0f the heating coilbeing connectedto a second upright post 32, these posts serving to convey the current from suitable plugs removably held in engagement therewith, the'plugs being connected to a source of supply.

[ Referring particularly; to Fig. 5 it will be noted that the'posts 32, 32' are provided with ajshoulder 33 intermediate of their length, the lower end of the post being threaded, as at 34, being thereby adapted to receive a removable nut 35. 'Each of the posts is carried by-a suitable support 36 in engagement with the main body member by means of a removable screw 37, the parts being insulated, the post being also insulated from each other and from the body member itself. The cover 17 of the body member is provided'with a plurality of openings 38,

the openings being directly over the posts 32, 32' and being adapted to receive suitable plugs coming into engagement with the posts, it being noted that the upper ends of the posts are spherical, as shown at 40. Each plug 39 preferably comprises two similar pieces 41, made preferably of porcelain and suitably held together in any manner, preferably by means of a ferrule 42, the interior of the orcelain parts, when they are together, forming a' chamber which retains thecontact member 43 in electrical contact inserted in the openings 38, the posts will pass up into the interior of the lugs and into electrical .contact with the resilient members 43. In order to conserve the heat within the body member, the bottom of the cover 17 is preferably-provided with an asbestos lining 46; in order to provide for efficient creasing or ironing of the material passed between the body member and the shoe, the adjacent faces of these parts are smoothed or polished, thereby tending to produce the best results.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A creasing iron comprising a body member having a thickened side wall, a heating device carried by the body member closely adjacent the said side wall, whereby the same may receive the greater portion of the heat, a shoe movably mounted on the 4 other.

2. A creasing iron comprising a hollow body portion, one side wall thereof being thickened, a heating device within the body portion and closely adjacent the thickened side wall, a shoe adjacent the outer side of the said side wall, the shoe being p'ivotally mounted on the body portion, together with U-shaped springs engaging the shoe and the body portion 'whereby the parts are held closely adjacent, the juxtaposed faces of the side wall and the shoe being smoothed, whereby they are adapted to receive and crease articles of clothing.

3. A creasing iron comprising a body member having a heating device positioned therein, the heating device being closely adj acent one side wall, a shoe movably mounted on the body member, closely adjacent the ex.- terior of the said side wall, together with a spring ,engagin the body member and the shoe, whereby t ese parts are held adjacent each other.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name tothis specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

} HENRY W. POGUE. Witnesses:

J. M. PrcKLn,

SAMUEL'W. GILBERT. 

